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Safety Precautions and Operating Procedures in an (A)BSL-4 Laboratory: 4. Medical Imaging Procedures
Published on: October 3, 2016
[Displays at health centers insufficient for radiological diagnostics]
Esa Liukkonen1, Jaakko Niinimäki, Osmo Tervonen
1OYS:n radiologian klinikka.
Background:
The quality of workstation displays and viewing conditions affect the diagnostic information visible from digital radiographs.
Materials And Methods:
The image viewing practice at health centers in Northern Finland were surveyed with a questionnaire filled by 91 physicians. The quality of 23 monitors at ten health centers was measured.
Results:
Display performance and viewing conditions were poor. Sixty percent of radiographic exams remained without a statement from a radiologist. Only few physicians assessed the quality of displays.
Conclusions:
Health centers should invest into displays of diagnostic quality, consider the viewing conditions and perform systematic quality assurance of medical displays.
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